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| 12/31/2006 |
| The casket containing the body of former President Gerald R. Ford is carried up the East Steps to the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Dec. 30, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 12/30/2006 |
| The American flag and the U. S. Air Force flag fly at half staff in front of the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. in honor of President Gerald R. Ford, who passed away Dec. 26 at age 93. During his tenure as president, Ford signed legislation permitting women to enter military academies.
U. S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Cohen A. Young
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| 12/30/2006 |
| Former First Lady, Mrs. Betty Ford, the widow of President Gerald R. Ford, is escorted by Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III during the arrival ceremony at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, Calif., Dec. 29, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Douglas J. Lovely
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| 12/30/2006 |
| Members of the Armed Forces Honor Guard remove the casket of former President Gerald Ford from the hearse and prepare for flight to Washington, D.C., during the departure ceremony at the International Airport in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 30, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Damien E. Horvath
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| 12/30/2006 |
| Members of the Armed Forces Honor Guard march in unison during the departure ceremony for former president Gerald R. Ford at the International Airport in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 30, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. AlecKleinsmith
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| 12/30/2006 |
| A Guard of Honor stands watch as former President Gerald R. Ford lies in repose at St. Margaret's Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, Calif., Dec. 29, 2006. Defense Dept. personnel are helping to honor Ford, the 38th president of the United States, who passed away on Dec. 26th.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Jane Campbell
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| 12/30/2006 |
| The casket of Gerald R. Ford is carried by the Ceremonial Honor Guard at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Dec. 30, 2006, as part of the national farewell funeral procession honoring the former Commander in Chief.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher J. Matthews
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| 12/30/2006 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III, commanding general, Joint Task Force National Capital Region, escorts former First Lady Betty Ford as her husband Gerald R. Ford, 38th President of the United States, arrives in his casket at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Dec. 30, 2006, as part of the national farewell funeral procession honoring the former commander in chief.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Craig Clapper
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| 12/30/2006 |
| Vice President Richard Cheney along with members of the Senate and the House of Representatives honor former President Gerald R. Ford during national funeral ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Dec. 30, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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| 12/29/2006 |
| The U.S. flag flies at half staff on Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 28, 2006 in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford who died Dec. 26.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson
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| 12/29/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Hall works on a range indicator from an EA-6B Prowler aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 25, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David Danals
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| 12/29/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob Chavez, military training instructor with the 322nd Training Squadron, corrects a trainee during a drill practice at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 27, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Ferguson
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| 12/29/2006 |
| The U.S. flag flies at half staff at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 28, 2006 in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford who died Dec. 26.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons
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| 12/29/2006 |
| Polish Army 1st Lt. Tomasz Grzeszczyszyn teaches U.S. Army and Navy explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Camp Echo, Iraq, how to properly handle an RPG-7 grenade launcher during a joint training exercise in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 26, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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| 12/29/2006 |
| Iraqi children watch as a U.S. Army soldier, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, conducts a cordon and knock mission outside of Sadr City, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Tierney Nowland
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| 12/29/2006 |
| The U.S. flag flies at half staff at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev, Dec. 28, 2006 in honor of former President Gerald R. Ford who died Dec. 26.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Smith
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| 12/28/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff T. Michael Moseley offers his best wishes to Staff Sgt. Aime Gaona during a visit to Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Dec. 27, 2006. Gaona arrived at Malcolm Grow Dec. 22 after being shot in the right thigh by a sniper just four days earlier in Iraq.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Christopher J. Matthews
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| 12/28/2006 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen addresses sailors and Marines during a holiday tour of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command area of operations at Manama, Bahrain, Dec. 27, 2006.
U.S. Navy Photo by Chief Petty Officer Julian Carroll
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| 12/28/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. John-Paul Klein, a truck driver with Alpha Company, 725th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, guides a front loader onto the back of his flatbed truck at an Iraqi army checkpoint near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Babil province, Iraq, Dec. 28, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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| 12/28/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Gonzalez, assigned to the USS Carl Vinson, displays his gingerbread version of the Carl Vinson prior to the ship’s holiday feast for the duty section, Dec. 25, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Apprentice Nina Hughes
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| 12/27/2006 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Jed Alfalla looks out over Baghdad, Iraq, from aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Dec. 24, 2006. Alfalla serves on the protective service detail of Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, the commander of Multi-National Corps - Iraq, providing protection during Odierno's travels.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 12/27/2006 |
| Former President Gerald Ford died Dec. 26 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Here, Ford meets with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room, Nov. 15, 1974. "The American people will always admire Gerald Ford's devotion to duty, his personal character, and the honorable conduct of his administration," said President Bush.
Photo courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
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| 12/27/2006 |
| Former President Gerald Ford died Dec. 26 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Here, Ford pets his golden retriever, Liberty, in the Oval Office in 1974.
Photo courtesy Gerald R. Ford Presidential Libary
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| 12/27/2006 |
| Gerald R. Ford, the second person from the right in the front row, poses with fellow Gunnery Officers on board the USS Monterey during his World War II years, Oct. 24, 1943. When Ford entered the White House in 1974, he became the fourth consecutive President to have served in the U.S. Navy.
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| 12/27/2006 |
| President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the passing of former President Gerald R. Ford from Crawford, Texas, Dec. 27, 2006. "As a congressman from Michigan, and then as Vice President, he commanded the respect and earned the good will of all who had the privilege of knowing him," Bush said.
White House photo by Paul Morse
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| 12/27/2006 |
| Members of the 447th Air Expeditionary Group applaud during a ceremony marking the opening of the Tech. Sgt. Walter M. Moss Airpower dining facility at Sather Air Base in Baghdad, Dec. 25, 2006. Moss, an explosive ordnance disposal team leader, was deployed to Sather Air Base when he was killed in action in March.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Scott McNabb
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| 12/27/2006 |
| Texas A&M tight end Martellus Bennet interviews Master-At-Arms 3rd Class Marcus Sanders during the 2006 Holiday Bowl luncheon aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at San Diego, Calif., Dec. 26, 2006. The University of California Golden Bears and Texas A&M Aggies were aboard the Bonhomme Richard in preparation for the 29th Annual Holiday Bowl.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Emmanuel Rios
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| 12/27/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Capt. Bruce Nichols, commanding officer and Capt. Matthew McCloskey, executive officer, serve Christmas dinner to the crew aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 25, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James F. Bartels
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| 12/27/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brian L. Gunton accepts a holiday stocking from the ‘Operation Stocking Stuffer’ program at Camp Taqaddum, Iraq, Dec. 25, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ben Eberle
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| 12/26/2006 |
| A proud father and sailor from the destroyer USS Halsey holds his child for the first time following his return to Naval Base San Diego, Dec. 24, 2006. During the ship's maiden deployment, the Halsey conducted sustained Maritime Interdiction Operations in the Sulu and Celebes Seas in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
U.S. Navy photo by Cdr. Jane Campbell
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| 12/26/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lara Koler, a native of Eugene, Ore., tracks targets on her radar screens at the Western Air Defense Sector at McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during this holiday season.
U.S. Air Force photo by Randy Rubattino
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| 12/26/2006 |
| A B-1B Lancer approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to the 22nd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, Christmas Day for refueling. The bomber received 39,000 pounds of fuel to continue its mission over the Afghanistan area of responsibility.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mitch Gettle
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| 12/26/2006 |
| U.S. sailors from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower take the opportunity to ride a camel during a Morale Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour at United Arab Emirates, Dec. 24, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew D. Leistikow
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| 12/26/2006 |
| Musician Kid Rock autographs a compact disc for U.S. Army Spc. Chelsea Stepp, a paratrooper with the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, as other soldiers wait in line during Rock's visit to Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq, Dec.24, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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| 12/24/2006 |
| President George W. Bush discusses Iraq policy with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace at Camp David, Dec. 23, 2006.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/24/2006 |
| Marines representing Marine Security Guard Battalion, based in Quantico, Va., stand in front of toys collected by State Department members, Dec. 20 at the Harry S. Truman Building, in Washington. From left are Sgt. Kevin D. Prindable of Granite City, Ill.; Cpl. Bryson M. Jones of Washington Court House, Ohio, and Cpl. Ella J. Asuncion of St. Paul, Minn.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Dunn
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| 12/24/2006 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Jeri Cossey wears a Santa hat as she guards the door of the Al Faw Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/24/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Leslie Orand gives positive reinforcement to Amber, an explosive detector dog, after completing her obstacle training course in Mayport, Fla., Dec. 19, 2006. Orand and Amber are assigned to the Security Military Working Dog Unit aboard Naval Station Mayport.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Leah Stiles
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| 12/24/2006 |
| President George W. Bush helps young volunteers wrap presents for families of soldiers who were wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, Dec. 22, 2006, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/24/2006 |
| Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England tosses the coin before the start of the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 23. The event is in partnership with America Supports You, a Defense Department program that showcases and facilitates American support for members of the armed forces.
Defense Dept. photo by Annette Crawford
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| 12/24/2006 |
| President George W. Bush makes Christmas Eve telephone calls to members of the Armed Forces who are stationed overseas, or who have recently returned from overseas locations, from Camp David, Md., Dec. 24, 2006.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/23/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates listens as U.S. Army and Marine trainers embedded with Iraqi units discuss the progress of Iraqi trainees during a breakfast meeting at the Joint Visitors Bureau, in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/23/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with members of Task Force Troy, a unit which handles improvised explosive devices, at Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006. Gates visited Iraq to meet with troops, top military leaders, and Iraqi government officials.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| 12/23/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates responds to a question as Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. George Casey, commander, Multi-national Forces-Iraq look on, during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| 12/23/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates, second from left, and Gen. George Casey, right, commander Multinational forces-Iraq, meet with Iraqi army soldiers during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 22, 2006. Gates visited Iraq to meet with troops, top military leaders, and Iraqi government officials.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| 12/23/2006 |
| President George W. Bush shakes the hand of Staff Sgt. Marcus Wilson after awarding him two Purple Hearts at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., Dec. 22, 2006, as Laura Bush and members of the Marine's family look on. Wilson, who is from Dermott, Arkansas, is recovering from wounds suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/22/2006 |
| U.S. Army Capt. Gwynne Kinley, a veterinarian with 350th Civil AffairsTeam, Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, watches cattle exit the corral into a dipping station during a veterinary civil action program in Kashmere, Kenya, Dec. 11, 2006. U.S. military and Kenyan veterinarians are working in cooperation with the local government.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sean M. Worrell
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| 12/22/2006 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Escribano stands perimeter watch at the pier in Obock, Djibouti, Dec. 9, 2006, during a distinguished visitor's visit.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement
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| 12/22/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Scott Wagers, a photographer from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, writes down the name of an orphan after taking his photograph in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Dec. 12, 2006. Three times a week U.S.servicemembers from Camp Lemonier and CTF-HOA volunteer to the visit orphanage.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement
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| 12/22/2006 |
| Servicemembers at Camp Navistar, Kuwait, get into the holiday spirit as a snowman stands guard between the tents and Santa cllimbs the canvas wall.
Courtesy photo by Judy Seale
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| 12/22/2006 |
| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen re-enlists 34 sailors aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower while under way in the Persian Gulf, Dec. 21, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras
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| 12/22/2006 |
| On Dec. 20, responsibility for maintaining the security of An Najaf Province in southern Iraq was officially transferred to Iraqi authorities. It is the third (of 18) Iraqi provinces where security control is now principally in the hands of Iraqis, with Coalition forces standing ready to provide assistance.
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| 12/22/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert Milstead accepts a Toys for Tots program donation from 2-year-old Matthew Wurmser at the Harry S. Truman building in Washington, Dec. 20. The State Department donated more than 5,000 toys.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Scott Dunn
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| 12/22/2006 |
| Twenty U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft participate in a large-formation exercise over the coast of Charleston, S.C., Dec. 21, 2006. The C-17s are assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Richard Rose
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| 12/22/2006 |
| Iraqi army soldiers participate in a parade during a handover ceremony in Najaf, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006. U.S.-led forces transitioned control and security responsibilities of Najaf province to the Iraqi forces.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Spc. Olanrewaju Akinwunmi
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| 12/21/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, through his interpreter, center, during a meeting in Baghdad to discuss the current and future well-being of Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/21/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates responds to a question from a member of the press corps during a press conference with Iraqi Minister of Defense Abdul Qadir in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/21/2006 |
| Slovakian army 1st Lt. Jan Adamuska, left, and Bosnian army Staff Sgt. Semsudin Mazic, both assigned to Multi-National Division - Central South, Camp Echo, Iraq, look for information on a case of ammunition discovered at a cache site near Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 19, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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| 12/21/2006 |
| Tim, an explosive detector dog, trains on the Military Working Dog Unit obstacle course during a training session with his handler Petty Officer 1st Class Steven Miller, at Mayport, Fla., Dec. 19, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Leah Stiles.
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| 12/21/2006 |
| U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Inocencio, right, talks with an Iraqi child, Dec. 17, 2006, during a combined cordon and search operation being conducted with Iraqi army soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, in Baghdad, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Davis Pridgen
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| 12/21/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace and Defense Secretary Robert Gates take a group photo with soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division after having a breakfast meeting at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/21/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace speaks with soldiers from the 1st Infantry Division after having a breakfast meeting with them and Defense Secretary Robert Gates at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 21, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/21/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Verhulst, from Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, salutes a French officer after graduating from the French Desert Survival Training, organized by the 5th French Marine Regiment, in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Dec. 13, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for launch while conducting flight operations out in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2006. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is currently maintaining qualifications as part of the fleet response plan.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Sheldon Rowley
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Airman Kyle Sanders confirms the weight of an F/A-18E Super Hornet prior to launch aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 15, 2006. The Nimitz is under way off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Roland Franklin
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| 12/20/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks with Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, on board a C-17 en route to Iraq, while Robert Rangel, special assistant to the secretary of defense, and Eric Edelman, under secretary of defense for policy, look on, Dec. 19, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/20/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. John Paxton, right, commanding general of 1st Marine Division, talks to U.S. Navy Lt. Christopher Keith, an operating room nurse, at Al Taqqadum Surgical on Camp Al Taqqadum, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gabriela Garcia
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| 12/20/2006 |
| The family of U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Chadwick Runge eagerly waits at the Trent Lott Air National Guard Airport in Mississippi for his arrival, Dec. 15, 2006. The battalion spent six months in the far East.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Demetrius Kennon
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates is greeted at the aircraft by Gen. John Abizaid, center, commander of U.S. Central Command, and Gen. George Casey, commander of Multinational Forces-Iraq, upon his arrival in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates conducts a press conference after meeting with top generals in Iraq as Gen. George Casey, commander, Multinational Forces-Iraq, looks on, Dec. 20, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates conducts a press conference after meeting with top generals in Iraq as Gen. George Casey, commander, Multinational Forces-Iraq, looks on, Dec. 20, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates conducts a press conference after meeting with top generals in Iraq as Gen. George Casey, commander Multinational Forces-Iraq, looks on, Dec. 20, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates meets with troops from the 1st Cavalry Division during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/20/2006 |
| U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Kochli, of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, patrols a street in Mosul, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Tripp
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates conducts a press conference as U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, looks on at Multi-National Force - Iraq headquarters on Camp Liberty, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006, following a meeting with top generals.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 12/20/2006 |
| U.S. Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 convoy to Haditha Dam in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, Dec. 5, 2006.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Trenton Elijah Harris
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| 12/20/2006 |
| U.S. Navy sailors attached to Riverine Squadron 1 participate in a weeklong final evaluation along the coast of Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 5, 2006, in preparation for an upcoming deployment to the Middle East in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jackey Bratt
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| 12/20/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Robert Gates and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, meet with Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno, commander multinational corps-Iraq, at Al Faw palace during a visit to Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/19/2006 |
| The Defense Satellite Meteorological Program is supported by the 6th Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. The 6th SOPS transforms weather from a force of nature into a force warfighters can use to their advantage.
Courtesy image by Lockheed-Martin
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| 12/19/2006 |
| Four tractors were donated to the village of Panjwayi, Afghanistan, by the U.S. National Command Element on Dec. 10 during a ceremony at the Panjwayi District Center.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Raley
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| 12/19/2006 |
| Aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, an aviation boatswain's mate guides an F/A-18 Super Hornet to the catch while conducting flight operations, Dec. 9, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Fadley
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| 12/19/2006 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from the 396th Combat Support Hospital (Forward) man an observation tower, Dec. 13, 2006, on Camp Atterbury, Ind. The soldiers are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan and are being trained by soldiers with the 205th Infantry Brigade.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Russell Klika
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| 12/19/2006 |
| Steven Miller, Jamie Deal, and David Bitner, members of the Duke Conservative Union, and Col. Adele E. Hodges, commanding officer of Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., and hold a poster, signed by hundreds of Duke students, Dec. 13.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick M. Fleischman
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| 12/19/2006 |
| Members of the 1st Marine Division conduct small boat training at Del Mar Marina, Calif., Dec. 7, 2006. The Marines learned how to broach, or flip over a boat, when the team is already in the water.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stephanie Ingersoll
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| 12/19/2006 |
| An MH-60 Seahawk helicopter, attached to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 "Chargers," prepares to drop supplies aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 15, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class John Mason
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| 12/19/2006 |
| A member of the U.S. Army Golden Knights Parachute Demonstration Team lets out a streak of smoke as he performs a demonstration jump during the 9th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop at Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 16, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Adrian Cadiz
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| 12/19/2006 |
| The sun sets beyond the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in Portsmouth, Va., Dec. 17, 2006. The Truman is conducting a simulated five-day fast cruise.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson
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| 12/18/2006 |
| Lt. Col. Caesar Garduno receives coordinates while flying over Mt. Hood, Ore., Dec. 16. Garduno and his Air National Guard crew were joined by an Air Force Reserve pararescueman searching for three missing climbers.
U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. James R. Wilson
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| 12/18/2006 |
| Two-year-old William Figueroa holds up a piece of candy thrown out by Marines on a float in the Camp Kinser Christmas Parade, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 8.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Rogers
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| 12/18/2006 |
| Iraqi solders patrol the streets of Adhamiya, Iraq, as they perform cordon searches in support of Operation Cougar, Dec. 12, 2006. The purpose of Operation Cougar was to bring down sectarian violence and insurgency activities while increasing Iraqi security forces capabilities for securing Adhamiya themselves.
U.S. Army photo by Spc Jeffrey Alexander
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| 12/18/2006 |
| U.S. Army soldiers from 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, provide security for Iraqi army soldiers during a patrol in Adhamiya, Iraq, Dec. 11, 2006. The intent of the patrol is to decrease sectarian violence and insurgent activity while increasing the Iraqi security force's capabilities.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 12/18/2006 |
| Robert M. Gates repeats the oath of office as the new defense secretary from Vice President Richard Cheney at the Pentagon, Dec. 18, 2006. Gates' wife Becky looks on. Gates was confirmed Dec. 6, 2006, by the U.S. Senate in a 95-2 vote.
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| 12/18/2006 |
| Becky Gates holds the Bible as Robert M. Gates (center) is sworn in as the 22nd secretary of defense by Vice President Dick Cheney (right) at the Pentagon, Dec. 18, 2006. President George W. Bush (left) looks on. Gates was confirmed Dec. 6, 2006, by the U.S. Senate in a 95-2 vote.
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| 12/18/2006 |
| A T-45 Goshawk trainer prepares to make an arrested landing during carrier qualifications aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, Dec. 11, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Laird
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| 12/18/2006 |
| U.S. Navy sailors onboard the USS Wasp guide a landing craft air cushion into the well deck during LCAC operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 27, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katie Earley
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| 12/17/2006 |
| Members of an Iraqi emergency service unit mount up before a cordon and search for weapons caches in Kirkuk, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2006. The unit searched homes in the neighborhood for hidden weapons.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 12/17/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Adams, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 18, cuts away bent rebar from a damaged bridge near Al Khalidiyah, Iraq, Dec. 10, 2006.
Defense Department photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Martin Wright
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| 12/17/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Sailors and family members prepare to lay wreaths on tombstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 14, 2006, as part of Wreaths Across America. The annual event honors veterans by placing memorial wreaths at state and national cemeteries and veteran's monuments across the country.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Seaman Michael Russell
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| 12/17/2006 |
| U.S. Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multi-National Force - Iraq, speaks during a ceremony marking the transfer of the Multi-National Corps - Iraq mission from V Corps to III Corps at Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Curt Cashour
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| 12/15/2006 |
| U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., left, recieves the Brigade Colors from it's outgoing Commander U.S. Army Col. Michael H. Shields during the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team and 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division Reflagging / Change of Command Ceremony in Fairbanks, Alaska, Dec. 14, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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| 12/15/2006 |
| U.S. servicemembers of Multi-National Corps-Iraq salute during the playing of the Iraqi National Anthem during a ceremony marking the transfer of authority over Multi-National Corps - Iraq from V Corps to III Corps at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2006.
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| 12/15/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld hosts a promotion ceremony for U.S. Army Brig. Gen. (select) William Grimsley on their final day in office at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006. Grimsley was Rumsfeld's military assistant from April through December of 2006.
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| 12/15/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld receives applause from Defense Department employees as he arrives at the Pentagon on his final day in office, Dec. 15, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/15/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conducts his final Senior Leadership Review Group meeting at the Pentagon, Dec. 14, 2006.
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| From left: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, President George Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace stand at attention during the Farewell Parade for Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace speaks during the Farewell Parade for Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006
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| President George W. Bush speaks during the Farewell Parade for Secretary Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006
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| 12/15/2006 |
| Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld speaks during his Farewell Parade at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, President George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stand at attention as the troops march in review during Rumsfeld's farewell parade at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006.
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| 12/15/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, addresses the audience during his farewell parade at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, waves to the audience during his farewell parade at the Pentagon, Dec. 15, 2006.
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| 12/15/2006 |
| President George W. Bush congratulates outgoing Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld on a job well done during Pentagon ceremonies, Dec. 15, 2006, bidding farewell to the man who has led the Department of Defense for the past six years.
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| 12/14/2006 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Russell Coffey, from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with children during a patrol in a small village on the outskirts of Tikrit, Iraq, Dec. 12, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joshua R. Ford
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| 12/14/2006 |
| An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for launch while conducting flight operations aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt underway out in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 9, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder
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| 12/14/2006 |
| The Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge performs a replenishment at sea with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, Dec. 9, 2006. Nimitz is currently underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Joseph Pol Sebastian Gocong
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| 12/14/2006 |
| President George W. Bush delivers remarks to the press on the new way forward in Iraq as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace and other defense officials listen at the Pentagon, Dec. 13, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 12/14/2006 |
| Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England, right, greets Iraqi Vice President Traq Al-Hashimi at the Pentagon, Dec. 13, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 12/14/2006 |
| Military families build gingerbread houses during Operation Christmas at the Texas National Guard Armory in San Antonio, Dec. 13, 2006. Operation Christmas is an outreach program to help support military families during the holiday season.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lana Mills
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| Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen meritoriously promotes Chief Cryptologic Technician Brian Davison, one of the Navy’s 12 Enlisted Recruiters of the Year, at the Pentagon as his wife looks on, Dec. 12, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michael Russell
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| 12/14/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses the audience during an award ceremony honoring Defense Department initiatives and accomplishments at the Pentagon, Dec. 13, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/14/2006 |
| The U.S. Air Forces in Europe five star brass quintet plays for the crowd at the christmas market in Kaiserslautern, Germany, Dec. 7, 2006. The market is held every year and packs the streets with market stalls, atmospheric lights and Christmas decorations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Julianne Trulson
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| 12/14/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Senior Chief Yeoman Shawn Newcoste, left, hands out Christmas gifts to junior enlisted U.S. servicemembers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Dec. 10, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Eric A. Clement
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| 12/13/2006 |
| U.S. Army recruits practice patrol tactics while marching during U.S. Army basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Dec. 6, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
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| Hundreds of servicemembers, their families and friends fill the stands during the redeployment ceremony of the 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss
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| 12/13/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses members of the America Supports You Community Group Annual Summit during their visit to the Pentagon, Dec. 13, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward
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| From right, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer and Australian Minister for Defense Brendan Nelson listen to a reporter's question during a media availability at the State Department's Franklin Room in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2006, during U.S.-Australian bilateral ministerial meetings.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn P. Eklund
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| 12/13/2006 |
| President of the United States George W. Bush talks to the media after meeting with senior defense officials at the Pentagon, Dec. 13, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 12/13/2006 |
| U.S. Navy sailors prepare for flight operations, Dec. 6, 2006, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is on a regularly-scheduled deployment in support of maritime security operations in the Arabian Sea.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman David Danals
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| 12/13/2006 |
| Victims of recent severe flooding in Dadaab, Kenya, leave a distribution center in one of three refugee camps with tarps received from the CARE distribution center at the Ifo camp, Dec. 12. These tarps, as well as mosquito nets, were part of bundles air-dropped into the area over the past week by aircraft from the Combined Joint Task Force -- Horn of Africa.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Paul Del Signore
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| 12/13/2006 |
| A Norwegian army doctor looks to her interpreter for a translation of an Afghan woman's complaints during a medical civil action project in the Mazar-e Sharif region of Afghanistan, Nov. 28, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Bertha A. Flores
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| 12/12/2006 |
| U.S. Marines from C Battery, 1st Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment fire an M198 Medium Towed Howitzer during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Dec. 2, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott Taylor
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| 12/12/2006 |
| A U.S. Army basic training instructor, right, watches over recruits that are lined up waiting to begin their night infiltration course during U.S. Army basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Dec. 5, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 12/12/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Elder (left) and Staff Sgt. Patrick Delselva, C-130 cargo aircraft loadmasters deployed from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron wave to people on the ground after their aircraft successfully completed an airdrop Dec. 11 in Eastern Kenya.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steve Staedler
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| U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Patrick Delselva, deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, uses some muscle to position a pallet filled with tarps, tents and mosquito netting on a C-130 in Dadaab, Kenya, Dec. 9. The Air Force is air dropping supplies to flood refugees in Eastern Kenya.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steve Staedler
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| 12/12/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Chris Elder, a loadmaster from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, deployed to the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, guides the driver of a forklift carrying a pallet of tents, tarps and mosquito netting onto an awaiting C-130 Hercules, in Dadaab, Kenya, Dec. 9.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Steve Staedler
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| 12/12/2006 |
| Workers from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and CARE gather bundles of shelters and mosquito nets that have been dropped from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft onto a field in in Dadaab, Kenya, Dec. 10, 2006. The materials are humanitarian aid for the approximately 160,000 stranded victims of recent flooding.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Robert Palomares
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| Airman 1st Class Lee Olson keeps watch during a simulated gas attack while participating in the Expeditionary Combat Skills Training at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., Dec. 7. The tactical operations course helps prepare Charleston airmen for future deployments. Olson is with the 437th Medical Group.
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| Nellis Air Force Base 820th Civil Engineering Red Horse personnel and Army Airborne soldiers prepare to exit a C-17 Globemaster III during a Mission Employment Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Dec. 8.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master. Sgt. Kevin J. Gruenwald
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| Petty Officer 1st Class Malika Derios, Southwest Asia 1st Class Petty Officer's Association's president, hands gifts to servicemembers from Camp Lemonier and Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, Dec. 10.
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| 12/12/2006 |
| Lance Cpl. Kevin Rankin sights in with an M-240G medium machine gun at Central Training Area, Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 1.
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bryan A. Peterson
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| Soldiers in training prepare for dinner after performing a live-fire exercise during U.S. Army basic training at Fort Jackson, S.C., Dec. 5, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
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| A U.S. Army soldier from Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion, poses for a picture prior to an airborne jump at Fort Lee, Va., Dec. 7, 2006. Soldiers of Company C, training to be parachute riggers, pack their own parachutes and jump as part of their advanced individual training requirements.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alfred Johnson
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| U. S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shawn Stewart of Norfolk, Va., helps Kenyan workers and U.S. Army servicemembers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force -- Horn of Africa in unloading mosquito nets for victims of severe flooding in the Dadaab region of Kenya, Dec. 9, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Robert Palomares
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| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Terreon Shirlee, deployed to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, assists Capt. James King, commander of the Movement Control Team at the 386th ELRS, as they drill holes into plywood at Camp Lemonier, Djibouti, Dec. 10, 2006. The boards will serve as the base for pallets being air dropped into Eastern Kenya.
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| 12/11/2006 |
| A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft drops bundles of shelters and mosquito nets onto a field in Dadaab, Kenya, Dec. 10, 2006.
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| 12/10/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses servicemembers at a Town Hall meeting with troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| 12/10/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld poses for a photo with troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with wounded servicemembers at Balad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld thanks crews from the 2/135th General Support Aviation Battalion Medical Evacuation unit at Balad Air Base for their service to the country during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| 12/10/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with Iraqi soldiers at Forward Operating Base Hawk during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld boards a C-17 after visiting with troops at Balad Air Base, Iraq, during a surprise visit there, Dec. 9, 2006.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signs the wall outside the Air Force Theatre Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. The message read, "You fellows are superstars." Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq to thank the troops and their families for their sacrifice and service to the country.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Thurlby
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with troops assigned to 4th Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division and 2nd Battalion of 7th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq, during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Rumsfeld thanked the troops and their families for their sacrifice.
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld conducts his final town hall meeting at the Pentagon, Dec. 8, 2006.
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| 12/8/2006 |
| More than 1,500 Pearl Harbor survivors, their families and friends along with 2,000 distinguished guests and the general public took part in the annual observance of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. The theme of this year's historic commemoration "A Nation Remembers" reflects on how the remembrance of Pearl Harbor has evolved throughout the years since World War II.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Don Bray
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| U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters prepare to pick up U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, and Iraqi army soldiers from 1st Battalion, 4th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie Corbett
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| Polish army Maj. Piotr Lewandowski, left, and Warrant Officer Dariusz Drobka, both assigned to the Civil Military Cooperation Group, Multi-National Division - Central South, Camp Echo, Iraq, carry boxes of donated clothes and toys during family day at the 8th Iraqi Army Division headquarters in Diwaniyah, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dawn M. Price
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| U.S. Navy pilots climb into their cockpits to perform final checks on their aircraft before flight operations, Dec. 1, 2006, on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk, which is deployed off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, on a regularly-scheduled deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Stephen W. Rowe
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| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld holds a Town Hall meeting at the Pentagon, Dec. 8, 2006. He thanked servicemembers and their families for their dedication and sacrifices.
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| The Hickam Air Force base honor guard commemorates the 65th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, Dec. 7, 1941, on then Hickam Field, Hawaii. A ceremony at the base flagpole was held Dec. 7 to honor the 189 who died and 303 who were wounded during the attack.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo
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| 12/8/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld steps up to the lectern in the Pentagon auditorium for his final town hall meeting with Pentagon employees, Dec. 8, 2006. He was greeted with thunderous applause.
Defense Dept. photo by R.D. Ward
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| 12/8/2006 |
| Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Detachment Northwest, participate in special purpose insertion and extraction exercise during helicopter rope suspension techniques master qualifications on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 5, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michelle Rhonehouse
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| Cpl. Hector A. Mendoza, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing Band, warms up before the band marches in the San Jose Holiday Parade, Dec. 3, 2006. The band performed as part of the Marine Reserve Toys for Tots float, winning the Public Agency Award in the float competition.
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| Mal Middlesworth, president Pearl Harbor Survivor Association, renders a salute to U.S. Navy sailors aboard the destroyer USS Russell during the joint U.S. Navy/National Park Service ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Daniel A. Barker
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| U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Aubrey Dickerson and Master Sgt. Tracey Shook prepare to launch an F-16 Fighting Falcon on a sortie in support of a Phase 2 exercise Dec. 6 at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. The war-like exercise prepares airmen for deployments.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Bevier
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| 12/8/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Ramiro Molina assinged to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, provides security during a patrol in Taji, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Juan Hernandez, Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment attached to the 1st Cavalry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, searches a hole for illegal weapons during a cordon and search mission in Baghdad’s al-Doura neighborhood, Dec. 2, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Robert Yde
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| 12/7/2006 |
| An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division provides close air support for a mission being conducted by the 25th Infantry Division, Nov. 30, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Warrant Officer Richard Reed
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| 12/7/2006 |
| A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment speaks with a local sheik during a patrol in Taji, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 12/7/2006 |
| U.S. Army Pfc Casey Blackwell, from the 40th Cavalry Regiment, pulls security during a route clearance patrol outside of Baghdad, Iraq, Nov 30, 2006. The unit is providing security as a road crew repairs damage created by improvised explosive devices.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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| 12/7/2006 |
| A sailor assigned to dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor adjusts a rat guard on a bowline after mooring pierside at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Dec. 4, 2006. USS Pearl Harbor is in port to honor those who valiantly fought to defend the island of Oahu during the attack on Dec. 7, 1941.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class James E. Foehl
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| 12/7/2006 |
| Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James. T. Conway addresses troops inside a helicopter hangar aboard the air station and describes some of the items listed in his 2006 planning guidance in New River, N.C., Nov. 30.
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Clinton Firstbrook
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| 12/7/2006 |
| Soldiers line the wall of the gas chamber Dec. 5, 2006, while going through U.S. Army basic combat training at Fort Jackson, S.C.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock
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| 12/7/2006 |
| Marines from Regimental Combat Team 5 take up a security position in an assembly area during a multi-day sweep of RCT-5's Northern Regimental Security Area in Iraq recently.
U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mark Oliva
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| 12/7/2006 |
| Retired USS Intrepid approaches the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, N.Y., Dec. 5, 2006, on its way to Bayonne, N.J., for two years of maintenance. The Intrepid has served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam and is now a museum at Pier 86 in New York City.
Defense Department photo by U.S. Coast Guard Chief Tom Sperduto
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| 12/7/2006 |
| USS Oklahoma survivor Jerry Tessaro, left, shakes hands with fellow survivor Raymond Richmond during the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, USS Oklahoma Lobby Display Dedication ceremony at Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 6, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class James E. Foehl
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| 12/6/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Corey Climber mans a safety circle during start-up checks on a E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz Dec. 1, 2006. Nimitz is currently underway conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Southern California.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Roland Franklin
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| 12/6/2006 |
| U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. John Catalinie gives out toys to a child as part of the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in New Orleans, Dec. 2, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Graham
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| 12/6/2006 |
| An Iraqi child holds hands with U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryanjay Tashima during a dismounted patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 30, 2006. Tashima is from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 12/6/2006 |
| USS Arizona survivor Vincent Vlach renders a salute as he reaches the head of a ceremonial cordon during an event at the USS Arizona Memorial Visitor's Center, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Johnny Michael
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| 12/6/2006 |
| U.S. Air Force firefighters from the 145th Civil Engineering Squadron, firefighters from Charlotte, N.C., and U.S. Army firefighters conduct a joint exercise inside an aircraft hangar in North Carolina, Dec. 3, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen
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| 12/6/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Ramiro Molina, from 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, looks through the window of a building during a patrol in Taji, Iraq.
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jeffrey Alexander
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| 12/6/2006 |
| President George W. Bush addresses the press during a meeting with the Iraq Study Group in the Cabinet Room Dec. 6. 2006. Pictured with the president are the group's co-chairmen former Representative Lee Hamilton, left, and former Secretary of State James Baker.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/6/2006 |
| U.S. Army Pfc. Jose Baggett and Sgt. 1st Class Kenneth Franco, from the 40th Cavalry Regiment, bag and catalog evidence found during the cordon and search of a group of houses belonging to suspected improvised explosive device makers in Hawr Rajab, Al Dora province, Iraq, Nov. 29, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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| 12/6/2006 |
| William Bob Johnson, Pearl Harbor survivor, answers questions for Japanese news agency Asahi Broadcasting on Ford Island, Dec. 3, 2006. Survivors and families toured areas that were attacked Dec. 7, 1941.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Daniel A. Barker
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| 12/5/2006 |
| A Navy crew conducts a helicopter rope suspension techniques exercise from a SH-60F Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Six over the Pacific Ocean.
U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Michelle Rhonehouse
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Army Capt. Tim Peterman, commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, interacts with Iraqi children during a patrol in Bayji.
U.S. Army photos by Spc. Joshua R. Ford
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| 12/5/2006 |
| President George W. Bush welcomes Sayyed Abdul-Aziz Al-Hakim, leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, to the White House Dec. 4, 2006. Bush said, " I appreciate so very much His Eminence's commitment to a unity government. I assured him the United States supports his work and the work of the Prime Minister to unify the country."
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace participates in a meeting with the Council of Foreign Relations in Washington D.C., Dec. 4, 2006.
Defense Department photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 12/5/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Casey Reefer, left, Sgt. 1st Class Norberto Carrasquillo, both with the New York Army National Guard, practice folding a flag in Grand Central Terminal in New York City Nov. 29, 2006. The flag has been hanging in the terminal since shortly after Sept. 11, 2001.
U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Patrick J. Cashin
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Iraqi fire fighters attempt to keep a blaze under control following a rocket attack on a pipeline feeding a 10,000 liter holding tank at the Northern Oil Company in Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 12/5/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Sammy Burkett, 25th Infantry Division, provides security as soldiers from his unit conduct an investigation following a rocket attack on a pipeline feeding a 10,000 liter holding tank in Kirkuk, Iraq, Nov. 27, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Bendet
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| 12/5/2006 |
| U.S. Navy sailors aboard USS Kitty Hawk chain down an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft after a flight Nov. 29, 2006. Kitty Hawk operates out of Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, and is deployed in the Philippine Sea on a regularly scheduled deployment.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Hodge
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Robert M. Gates vowed to be an independent voice if he is confirmed as defense secretary during testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Dec. 5, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld hosts the visit of Sayid Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, chairman of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and a member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, to the Pentagon on Dec. 5, 2006.
Defense Department photo by Helene C. Stikkel
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Dr. Robert Gates, defense secretary nominee, responds to questions during a Senate Armed Services Commitee hearing regarding his confirmation, Dec. 5, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/5/2006 |
| Navy Lt. Cmdr. Wendy Halsey, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, hands out soccer balls to students in Balbala, Djibouti.
Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric A. Clement
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| 12/4/2006 |
| A boat crew from the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio returns to the ship after rescuing the crew of the fishing vessel "Miss Melissa," which was taking on water in heavy seas and 40-knot winds in the Atlantic.
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Erik Hoffmann
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| 12/4/2006 |
| President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush sit with children of deployed U.S. military personnel and watch a performance of "Willy Wonka" by members of The Kennedy Center Education Department in the East Room Dec. 4, 2006.
White House photo by Eric Draper
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| 12/4/2006 |
| Staff Sgt. Xavier Goco monitors radiation levels at a simulated aircraft crash site on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., Dec. 4 during Vigilant Shield 07.
U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alesia Goosic
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| 12/4/2006 |
| U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman Stan Jett is thrown into the air during pre-game activities at the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen
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| 12/4/2006 |
| U.S. Army cadets and a soldier cheer on the Black Knights during the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006. The Naval Academy midshipmen won, 26-14, in the 107th meeting.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| The Naval Academy midshipmen march onto the field prior to the start of the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006. The midshipmen won, 26-14, over the Black Knights of the Military Academy in the 107th Army-Navy football game.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy Vice Adm. Rodney Rempt, right, and a Naval Academy senior midshipman escort Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld across the field to watch the second half of the Army-Navy game from the Navy side in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| A fan cheers on the U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| U.S. Army Black Knights wide receiver Jeremy Trimble scores a touchdown during the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006. Despite their efforts, the Black Knights lost to the U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen, 26-14.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt D. Myles Cullen
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| 12/4/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with wounded U.S. Army soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center, during the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| An America Supports You message displaying the number to send deployed troops a text message is displayed during the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| A U.S. Naval Academy fan waits to meet Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld at the 2006 Army-Navy game in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/4/2006 |
| Army Gen. John Craddock accepts command of U.S. European Command from Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England during a ceremony on Patch Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany, Dec. 4, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Adam Gramarossa
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| 12/4/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Harris unloads school supplies Nov. 25, 2006, at a school near Forward Operating Base Kalsu, Iraq. Harris is a team leader from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division (Light).
U.S. Army photo by Spc. Olanrewaju Akinwunmi
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| 12/4/2006 |
| Master Sgts. Ryan Carson and Regina Coonrod, United States Air Force Band singers, perform during a holiday concert at Constitution Hall in Washington Dec. 1, 2006.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree Andrejcik
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| 12/4/2006 |
| Soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter Nov. 25, 2006, to conduct a search for weapons caches in Landikheyl, Afghanistan.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Dexter D. Clouden
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| 12/2/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and his wife, Joyce, have their photo taken backstage prior to the start of the Gold Medal Award Presentation to honor him for his service to the country at the Union League of Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 2006. Past recipients include Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gen. John J. Pershing, and Abraham Lincoln.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/2/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld receives applause as he arrives at the Gold Medal Award Presentation to honor him for his service to the country in Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/2/2006 |
| Union League President Frank Giordano introduces Gold Medal Award recipient, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, during a ceremony to honor him for his service to the country in Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/2/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses the audience after he received the Gold Medal Award for his service to the country during a ceremony in Philadelphia, Dec. 1, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/2/2006 |
| Navy Fullback Adam Ballard (22) breaks down the field in first series play, during the 107th Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006. Navy won the game 26-14.
U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brien Aho
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| 12/2/2006 |
| Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, center, readies the coin toss during opening ceremonies for the 107th Army-Navy football game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Shawn P. Eklund
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen cheer, "Go Navy, Beat Army," during a Navy pep rally at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2006. The annual Army vs. Navy football game will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/1/2006 |
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace hands coins to U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during a Navy pep rally at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2006. The annual Army vs. Navy football game will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Navy Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen during a Navy pep rally at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2006. The annual Army vs. Navy football game will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Naval Academy midshipman Sean Rooks plays his drums during a Navy pep rally at the Pentagon, Nov. 30, 2006. The pep rally was held just days prior to the annual Army vs. Navy football game where the Black Knights and Midshipmen will duke it out at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Dec. 2, 2006.
Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby
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| 12/1/2006 |
| Army Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, commander of Multinational Division-North and the 25th Infantry Division, briefs live from Iraq, in the Pentagon briefing room, Dec. 1. He provided an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq.
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Army Sgt. Alexis Madena, with 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Division, stands watch near an Iraqi police checkpoint in Tall Afar, Iraq, Nov. 26, 2006. Madena's unit is responsible for training and evaluating local Iraqi police forces on day-to-day operations.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Samantha Mahan, a civil affairs team leader attached to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, speaks with Iraqi children during a stop at a water treatment plant in Tounis, Iraq, Nov. 26, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sean A. Foley
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Couch and an Iraqi police officer view the officer's target during special weapons and tactics training at Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, Nov. 22, 2006. International police liason officers and U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Brigade are conducting the training.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael Guillory
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| 12/1/2006 |
| The sun rises behind an Apache crewmember with Company C, 4th Battalion, 227th Attack and Reconnaissance Battalion, who is preparing the helicopter for take off, Dec. 1, 2006.
U.S. Army photo by Warrant Officer Kyle Cutler
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| 12/1/2006 |
| U.S. Military Academy cadets show their spirit at last year's Army-Navy classic. The annual football game will pit the Black Knights against the Navy Midshipmen in Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 2.
U.S. Military Academy photo
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| 12/1/2006 |
| Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief, National Guard Bureau, meets with citizen-soldiers and airmen and with Border Patrol agents at the U.S. border with Mexico near San Diego, Calif., on Nov. 27, 2006, during a visit to troops participating in Operation Jump Start.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jim Greenhill
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